That’s 270 million people living on sinking land. The impact of sinking is typically worse along the coasts, where the sea level is rising at the same time. “Most urban cities experience land subsidence, but we focus our attention on coastal cities because of sea level rise,” Ohenhen, who was not involved with the study, told CNN. The project prevents the need for over-pumping groundwater and has stopped land subsidence in Beijing, the study found. “I believe China’s government efforts will address the issue of land subsidence,” Tao said.

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Persons: Wang, Shengli Tao, ” Tao, “, ”, Leonard Ohenhen, ” Ohenhen, Tao Organizations: CNN, New, Reuters, Peking University, Virginia Tech Locations: China’s, China, New York City, Netherlands, Mexico City, Tianjin, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Beijing